Just finished this mess.
Actually...it wasn't
that bad...
However, they're taking this whole supernatural/surreal stuff a little too far with every movie. The original series wasn't as abstract or surreal for the most part; not toward the end, at least, with the concluding film, did things get a little out of place. But even then it wasn't as saturated as the
Rebuild films, especially this one.
Maybe I don't remember the previous one as well (it's been at least four years since I've seen it), but I don't recall as much change, although I know they wanted to start changing the story-line a bit toward the end.
And Mari should never have been introduced, and I still don't know if Kaworu was necessary, even in the original series. Then again, it's been at least four years since I've seen any Evangelion iteration...